Scott and I are very proud of the girls! Not only did they do very well for their first major competition but they are starting to really come together as a team.
We did have 3 pts in deductions on Saturday and 2.5 pts in deductions on Sunday for stunt falls, so that hindered our placement with in our division. There were only 9 pts separating 1st place from 10th place in our division.
It is time to work hard and keep up attendance. We compete on Jan. 9th at Robert Morris for our bid to Baltimore Nationals. We must score high enough on the 9th to receive an invitation to compete in Baltimore.
Also as I am sure you noticed this weekend, tumbling is a large part of the routine. The more girls you have performing the skills the higher your score goes up and the higher you place in your division. Right now we have 7 girls doing standing back handsprings and 8 doing round off back handsprings. With 16 girls on the team that number needs to be higher if we expect to place higher. The gym offers several tumbling classes each week as well as private lessons and open gym on Fridays (free to competitive team members). Please encourage your daughters to get those tumbling skills.
This next month is going to be spent working on cleaning up the routine, building up stamina, and working on the girls energy and facials while performing.
A HUGE thank you to all the parents this weekend for the love and support you surround the entire team with! Words can't express how much it means to us to have you all working towards the greater good of the team! Thank you for the food this weekend, the taking in of kids that aren't your own, the hair spray, the booby pins, the pony tail holders, and anything else I am missing. You are WONDERFUL!!
So Thank You!!!
~Scott and Kaitlin
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